HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The Seawolves got the inaugural LI Cup started with a bang as they defeated New York foe St. John's, 17-10, on Friday evening at John James M. Shuart Stadium on the campus of Hofstra University. Stony Brook has advanced to the LI Cup Championship game and will face fellow Long Island foe LIU on Sunday at noon.
Stony Brook improved to a perfect 3-0 on the young season, its best start since starting the 2017 campaign 4-0. The Seawolves were led by graduate attack
Kevin Mack and senior midfield
Matt Anderson who paced the offense with four goals apiece. Mack registered a season-high tying six points (four goals, two assists), while Anderson finished with a career-high tying four goals.
The Seawolves controlled the X as they went 20-30 on face-offs with junior face-off specialist
Renz Conlon leading the way. Conlon went 17-22 on face-offs and picked up nine ground balls as he helped secure possession for Stony Brook throughout the duration of the contest.
Stony Brook went 5-7 on extra man opportunities. The five man-up goals were the team's most since they also tallied five man-up goals on February 19, 2017, also against St. John's. The Seawolves held the Red Storm to 10 goals, the fewest that any opponent has scored against them through three games this season.
The reigning America East Defensive Player of the Week, senior goalie
Anthony Palma made five saves in the cage. Stony Brook's defense caused six turnovers and held St. John's to a 31.3 shot percentage.
STATS AND NOTES
- Mack led the Seawolves' offense with a season-high tying six points. He rattled the cage four times and dished out a pair of assists. The four goals are the most he has scored in his Stony Brook career and were just one-shy of tying his career-high of five which he did twice at Michigan.
- Anderson tied his career-high with four goals. The senior also scored four goals in a game on April 10, 2021, at NJIT.
- Sophomore attack Dylan Pallonetti found the back of the net twice on his way to a four-point night. Pallonetti also handed out a pair of assists and picked up two ground balls. Pallonetti has scored at least one goal in every game of his collegiate career.
- Sophomore attack Noah Armitage scored two goals on five shots.
- Palma made six saves and picked up three ground balls.
- Conlon went 17-22 on face-offs and picked up a game-high nine ground balls.
- Junior long stick midfield Christian Lowd picked up four ground balls.
- The Seawolves also received goals from graduate midfield Wayne White, graduate midfield Mike McCannell, senior midfield Mike McMahon, sophomore midfield Andrew Giovinco (first of the season), and senior attack Mike Fiorentino (first of the season).
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"First off, credit to St. John's I thought they played hard. That was one of the best games that we've seen them play this season and it was a battle. It was a rivalry game, we tried to tell the guys that, and St. John's did a great job of setting the tempo and we did a good job of waking up there in the second and third," said head coach
Anthony Gilardi.
NEXT UP
The Seawolves will go head-to-head with LIU in the LIU Cup Championship game on Sunday, February 27, at noon.
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